Maryland House Bill 1159 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 8 2021 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-04-09 - Unfavorable Report by Appropriations
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission, in collaboration with the public institutions of higher education in the State, to develop and implement a statewide transfer agreement whereby all general education credits that a student earns at any community college in the State toward an associate of arts or associate of science degree shall be transferable to any public senior higher education institution in the State for credit toward a bachelor's degree without further review or a testing requirement.

Higher Education – Community College Credits – General Education Courses

Del. Brenda Thiam [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-09	House	Unfavorable Report by Appropriations
2021-02-25	House	Hearing 3/16 at 1:30 p.m.
2021-02-08	House	First Reading Appropriations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Education	11	207	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1159?ys=2021RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb1159f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/hb1159_app.pdf